The NHS bowel cancer screening test
I recently did my first routine NHS bowel cancer screening test. Like the breast screening progamme (routine mammograms), the NHS bowel cancer screening programme aims…
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Many Different Kinds of Love by Michael Rosen
Many Different Kinds of Love by Michael Rosen is the story of his Covid-19 experience – from becoming seriously ill through to his time on…
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Menopause, HRT and the NHS
A few months ago, I told you that I had gone on HRT, after months of horrible night sweats. My GP was really helpful and…
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The ganglion
It was a few weeks before Christmas that my wrist began to ache when I brushed my teeth. I didn’t think much of it, other…
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In praise of the NHS
Regular readers will know that my daughter and I have had a tough couple of months, health-wise. My husband and my mum have been a…
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Starting the Roaccutane journey
So I’ve done it. I’ve taken my first doses of Roaccutane. After the NHS temporarily losing my notes (I thought that stuff was just sit-com…
